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Past Exhibitions: 01 Jan 2005 to 30 Jun 2005



Southern Myths 25 Jun 2005 - 30 Oct 2005 A suite of etchings by Marian Maguire which plays out the a story from Homer's Iliad in the New Zealand landscape.

The Chartwell Collection: Snake Oil 11 Jun 2005 - 18 Sep 2005 Recent acquisitions of New Zealand and Australian contemporary art from the Chartwell Collection.

Te Hei Tiki 11 Jun 2005 - 04 Sep 2005 Hei tiki are an icon unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Hei Tiki considers the history of the object from the pounamu taonga to the present day.

Fall of water, fall of light 03 Jun 2005 - 21 Aug 2005 Taking Colin McCahon's Waterfall series as the starting point, this exhibition considers the responses of four other New Zealand artists to waterfalls and the force of nature in their work.

William Hodges: The Art of Exploration 03 Jun 2005 - 21 Aug 2005 An exhibition of works by the 18th-century landscape painter, William Hodges depicting European exploration across the world.

Te Moananui a Kiwa 30 Apr 2005 - 22 Jan 2006 This exhibition links stories originating from Te Moananui a Kiwa about exploring, journeying, collecting, people and the land. The interplay between historic and contemporary art in the exhibition highlights that time and politics influence the way we see these works today.

Handboek - Ans Westra 19 Mar 2005 - 15 May 2005 A major retrospective of the work of Ans Westra, one of New Zealand's best known and most debated documentary photographers.

A feeling for form - Modernism in British and New Zealand art 05 Mar 2005 - 31 Jul 2005 A collection show that explores the relationship between form and abstraction in British Modernism and looks at its influence on a number of New Zealand artists.

A Connoisseur's Eye: Prints from the Tomory Collection 26 Feb 2005 - 26 Jun 2005 This exhibition demonstrates the passion of former Gallery director Peter Tomory for 16th and 17th century Italianate works on paper, of both landscape and classical or religious themes. Although only a sample of the recently acquired collection of his prints, they are a fitting demonstration of a connoisseur's eye.

Mixed-Up Childhood 24 Feb 2005 - 29 May 2005 The exhibition considers the way childhood is represented and revisited in the work of 20-plus artists from all over the world.


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